Overview
- Wolff filed the case Tuesday in New York State Supreme Court, seeking a declaratory judgment, damages, and attorneys’ fees under the state’s anti-SLAPP statute.
- The complaint includes a letter from Melania Trump’s lawyer, Alejandro Brito, threatening a lawsuit for more than $1 billion unless Wolff retracted, apologized, and made a monetary proposal by a set deadline.
- Wolff says he recorded many hours of interviews with Jeffrey Epstein and intends to use the suit to depose Donald and Melania Trump about their relationship with Epstein.
- Melania Trump’s office rejected Wolff’s claims as malicious and defamatory and said she will continue to stand up to falsehoods.
- The Daily Beast previously retracted and apologized for an article based on Wolff’s comments, and the dispute remains in its early procedural stage without any court rulings on the merits.